diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/uni_koeln/arachne/service/ImageService.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/uni_koeln/arachne/service/ImageService.java
index 8a71b41b7..ce5312f4c 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/uni_koeln/arachne/service/ImageService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/uni_koeln/arachne/service/ImageService.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public void addImages(final Dataset dataset) {
 				image.setImageId(arachneId.getArachneEntityID());
 				String fileName = dataset.getField("marbilder.DateinameMarbilder");
 				image.setImageSubtitle(fileName.substring(0, fileName.lastIndexOf('.')));
-				image.setEntityOrder(dataset.getField("marbilder.EntityOrder"));
+				image.setEntityOrder(Integer.parseInt(dataset.getField("marbilder.EntityOrder")));
 				final List<Image> imageList = new ArrayList<Image>();
 				imageList.add(image);
 				dataset.setImages(imageList);